Yeah, the Eagles OL can instantly look pretty darn good again if everyone stays healthy.

The skill position players are there to be a potent offense as well. It really will come down to quarterback play.

I personally however, am not a fan of the new defense. There's no reason why you should go to an odd front. The Eagles 1 gap 43 was perfectly fine. The front 7 was very good. The secondary sucked, but that's independent of the front 7.

They are supposedly running the same 4-3 over look that Seattle runs....but there is no way to tell what they are going to do. Chip hasn't tipped his hand to anyone.

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I wouldn't be sir prized if he passed McCoy on the depth chart. I think he might have a better arm and accurate arm then him from the highlights I thought. He also got some wheels too help us prepare for QB's as Wilson , RG3 and other runners etc.

The 49ers drafted Anthony Davis higher than they drafted Joe Staley. Both players were left tackles in college. Davis just signed an extension through 2019 that pays him more than Staley who is signed through 2017.

Two "left tackles" starting on one team.

Well, scratch that... Alex Boone is a 6'8'' 300 Lbs. former starting left tackle for Ohio State that is now a starting right guard for the 49ers.

So... three "left tackles" starting on the same team.

Prototype left tackles.

Is Boone the tallest guard in the league? He was the tallest player on the team before they signed 6'9'' left tackle Luke Marquardt as an UDFA.

Considering the praise the 49ers offensive line has received over the last year, maybe other teams follow suit. They do say it's a copy cat league.

The 49ers drafted Anthony Davis higher than they drafted Joe Staley. Both players were left tackles in college. Davis just signed an extension through 2019 that pays him more than Staley who is signed through 2017.

Two "left tackles" starting on one team.

Well, scratch that... Alex Boone is a 6'8'' 300 Lbs. former starting left tackle for Ohio State that is now a starting right guard for the 49ers.

So... three "left tackles" starting on the same team.

Prototype left tackles.

Is Boone the tallest guard in the league? He was the tallest player on the team before they signed 6'9'' left tackle Luke Marquardt as an UDFA.

Considering the praise the 49ers offensive line has received over the last year, maybe other teams follow suit. They do say it's a copy cat league.

So you think that both Davis and Boone would be good starting LT's in this league? Because playing LT in College doesn't make you a LT in the NFL. There are numerous examples of that being the case, because I don't think anybody is about to count Barrett Jones as a left tackle even though he had a full season starting there for Alabama.

You can't just say "well he played left tackle in college and we have him now so we'll just say he is still a left tackle". That theory is far from the truth.

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I guarantee that if someone picks Cam Newton in the Top 5 they will regret it.

The 49ers drafted Anthony Davis higher than they drafted Joe Staley. Both players were left tackles in college. Davis just signed an extension through 2019 that pays him more than Staley who is signed through 2017.

Two "left tackles" starting on one team.

Well, scratch that... Alex Boone is a 6'8'' 300 Lbs. former starting left tackle for Ohio State that is now a starting right guard for the 49ers.

So... three "left tackles" starting on the same team.

Prototype left tackles.

Is Boone the tallest guard in the league? He was the tallest player on the team before they signed 6'9'' left tackle Luke Marquardt as an UDFA.

Considering the praise the 49ers offensive line has received over the last year, maybe other teams follow suit. They do say it's a copy cat league.

The only thing here is that they only have 1 player that can play LT in the NFL, so I don't really see how this matters

So you think that both Davis and Boone would be good starting LT's in this league? Because playing LT in College doesn't make you a LT in the NFL. There are numerous examples of that being the case, because I don't think anybody is about to count Barrett Jones as a left tackle even though he had a full season starting there for Alabama.

You can't just say "well he played left tackle in college and we have him now so we'll just say he is still a left tackle". That theory is far from the truth.

Yes, I think both Davis and Boone could be starting left tackles in the NFL. However, neither is going to beat out Joe Staley.

I'm not arguing that merely having experience at left tackle in college qualifies a player as an NFL caliber left tackle. My fault, I didn't make that clear in my first post. I'm sorry for the confusion.

Anthony Davis was an NFL caliber left tackle prospect coming out of college. I know that others may not agree, but he was projected there. Some thought he was the best left tackle prospect, others felt he was more suited to right tackle. I get that and won't argue the point. Having seen his growth over the last few years, I personally believe that he could start at left tackle. I don't think he has reached his full potential yet, either.

Alex Boone was the swing tackle before his conversion to guard. I have seen him play left tackle in the NFL and he is very capable of starting at that position. Again, I understand that many college players are converted to guard from tackle because they are a more natural fit there in the NFL. This is not the case with Alex Boone, however. He only just started playing guard this last season because the 49ers had a need at the position and Jim Harbaugh put him there to compete because he wanted to get the best players on the field. Boone was still the primary back-up at both tackle spots. He is not a player that projects to guard in the NFL. As I said, he is a prototype left tackle with his height, length, and athleticism. How many 6'8'' tackles are successfully converted to guard?

I know, I know... I'm just being a "homer" 49er fan. People will mock my opinion because it sounds absurd and there has been a lot of talk from other 49ers fans about how great certain players are. I'm not actually talking them up that much, though. I'm not saying that they would be great left tackles, just that they are both capable of holding down a starting job there.

That wasn't really the point of this discussion, though. I derailed it by bringing up Alex Boone because I thought it was an amusing anecdote. The point I was making is that the 49ers offensive line has received a lot of praise over the last year and they just signed Davis to an extension that pays him more than their starting left tackle. People were saying that teams would not invest heavily in "left tackle" quality players to play right tackle. I was giving an example for precedent and also pointing out that teams will change if they see successful precedent.

My guess is that in the near future we will see left tackle salaries decrease and right tackle salaries increase as teams attempt to acquire more balanced players for each position to keep up with defenses that are putting more emphasis on pass rush from both sides due to the increased emphasis on the passing game in the NFL. /run on sentence

I hope that makes more sense and people won't make fun of me.

Ok, I take it back... make fun of me if you enjoy it. Just as long as everyone is happy.

And at the same time, the Alex Boone that was a stud at RG for the 49ers in 2012 is barely recognizable as the same Alex Boone that threw his potential away at Ohio State. Boone was an overweight drunk coming out of OSU. Now he is lean, athletic, and clean. He's actually a rather tremendous success story, to be honest.

And at the same time, the Alex Boone that was a stud at RG for the 49ers in 2012 is barely recognizable as the same Alex Boone that threw his potential away at Ohio State. Boone was an overweight drunk coming out of OSU. Now he is lean, athletic, and clean. He's actually a rather tremendous success story, to be honest.

Yeah Boone has really turned his life around. I didn't think he would do it. We get so many players just talking about how they have to get their act straight and whatever, and it seems a lot of them fail to do so and just play the PR game until whatever trouble they get in blows over. But Boone seems to have worked really hard to flip the script. I thought it was really weird when Harbaugh decided to use him as guard because of his height, but it's worked out fine.